Audi, Vide, Tace by Paian (NC-17)

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Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Paul Davis
Characters: Paul Davis, Jack O’Neill, Daniel Jackson
Pairings: Daniel Jackson/Jack O’Neill, Paul Davis/OMC
Categories: Slash
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: paian
Author's Website: Paian on AO3 | Paian on Dreamwidth
Link: Audi, Vide, Tace

Why This Must Be Read: Paian is a master at setting fascinating character studies against very, very hot scenarios, and this is no exception. Due to the nature of Paul’s unique connection with Jack, we actually get two stories for the price of one here: Paul’s struggle with his unintentional voyeurism, and its impact on both his personal and professional life; and snippets of Jack and Daniel stranded off-world. Paian’s emotional descriptions are, as always, deeply moving and very evocative.



Excerpt:
He welcomed the relief. It wouldn't last long, but it would get him to his building in a functional state, and the thick wool of his coat would hide the spreading stain. A glance at the rearview mirror showed his driver intent on the traffic, not squinting back at his flushed face, and made him doubly aware of the two-way-mirror effect of the phenomenon he was experiencing. The dark room he sat in, day after day, fighting tooth and nail not to look through the glass into the lighted room of Jack O'Neill's mind.

It was midway between Being John Malkovich and being a voudon loa, except that he couldn't exert any control through the connection. He was a passive rider. A gelded Goa'uld. A stealth intruder, dragged in against his will.

An infiltrator.